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Labour Party selects candidate for Shrewsbury and Atcham

The Labour Party has selected its candidate to run in Shrewsbury and Atcham for the 2015 General Election.

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John Turnbull will run against the constituency's current MP, Conservative Daniel Kawczynski.

Mr Turnbull said: "I am honoured to have been selected as Labour's candidate to be the next MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham. I have lived locally all my life and my children go to school here. That is why what happens here matters to me. I'll be fighting hard for local people and priorities."

Labour finished third in Shrewsbury and Atcham in the 2010 General Election, with current Mayor Councillor Jon Tandy standing as the party's candidate.

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